Ciara keeps pouring her heart out in her music. After releasing the stunning and honest new single "I Bet" last month, on Monday (March 9), the R&B songstress released the accompanying music video. And she plays the broken hearted ballerina.
The clip for "I Bet" begins with a music box opening up, with a ballerina spinning upon her pedestal. Soon, Ciara morphs into that dancer, spinning and multiplying. Soon, she turns to other forms of lyrical dancing, wearing a variety of flowing outfits and leotards while dancing sensuously and emotionally as she sings her song.
The music video is simplistic, stripped down and emotional. Ciara herself is styled naturally, wearing minimalistic makeup and wearing her hair in a variety of messy hairstyles, and she performs against the backdrop of an all-white studio.
The music video is purposeful in its simplicity, with Ciara and her music being center stage. I bet you still love me / As soon as I start loving someone else / Somebody better than you / I bet you start needing me / As soon as you see me with someone else / Somebody other than you," Ciara sings in the chorus, with sweetness and pain in her voice. "And I know that it hurts / You know that it hurts your pride / But you thought the grass was greener on the other side."
Watch the new music video for Ciara's "I Bet" below:
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"I Bet" is the lead single off Ciara's forthcoming sixth studio album. Her last record, Ciara was released in July 2013.
